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lafrederick's review against another edition
3.75
On the boring side but I think that's because I'm familiar with most of what was written. I was a high volume foster for a rescue that got their dogs from the south (mostly TX and LA) so I heard about the things that go on down there. It still hurt my heart to hear it though. This is a book I thick everyone should read. Big changes need to be made and it's going to take a movement. It's heartbreaking
randyreadsandknits's review against another edition
4.0
Being the parent of a rescue dog, this book was incredibly enlightening about the amazing work of rescue groups. It also exposes the mentality of individuals who unfortunately do not value the lives of animals. Much of this is due to ignorance and the lack of information and education. Fortunately there are so many compassionate individuals who are committed to helping these animals and hopefully more education will help decrease the desperate need for so many animal rescues.
writeswithdogs's review against another edition
5.0
This is an important book that will make you want to get involved. Warning- it's painful to read.
tlcooperauthorpoet's review against another edition
5.0
Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dog, and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway by Peter Zheutlin is a touching, heartbreaking, hopeful book that shines a light on the plight of the many unwanted dogs in the southern United States. Zheutlin details the process of moving these dogs from the South to their forever homes in the North while also demonstrating the plight of the dogs. Rescue Road celebrates not only Greg Mahle, who drives the dogs to their new families, but also those who rescue the dogs, care for them in shelters, in their homes, and even in the streets. Zheutlin also examines how the dog's new furever families bring the dogs into their homes and their lives. Rescue Road illuminates the role dogs play in people's lives and the way each dog has its own personality. Rescue Road melds facts, figures, and emotions with a deftness that lends credibility to his reporting and creates a story that comes alive from beginning to end.
gracierie's review against another edition
4.0
I have been following Greg's journeys on Facebook for a few years now. As a former rescue worker in Ohio myself, I was well aware of his selfless travels to rescue our furry friends from the south and deliver them to the north. Amazing story and I'm glad to see it in print!
mrsenginerd's review against another edition
5.0
If you ever become involved in rescue this is the book to read. After fostering, I can relate to the stories and satisfaction of helping save a life. It's not easy but it can be very rewarding. :) Pick it up. Worth the time and tears.
jljaina19's review against another edition
3.0
Who would have thought that a book would later have me following a facebook page? And no, I am not talking about the author. I am talking about Rescue Road Trips.
I've always wished I could afford to get into animal rescue. But, like this book shows, it is hard work, little to no pay (if you are lucky to get any pay) and sometimes heartbreaking. But also very rewarding! There was some great insight into the work that is done, not just here but in all parts of dog rescue and rehoming. Wow! I never knew it could be so complex! Heck, I never thought of animal rescuing from states away!
While I loved the info shared, I felt the writing to be very dry and often found my mind drifting. Too many details that weren't so essential in a book format. It is a lot to swallow at once.
I've always wished I could afford to get into animal rescue. But, like this book shows, it is hard work, little to no pay (if you are lucky to get any pay) and sometimes heartbreaking. But also very rewarding! There was some great insight into the work that is done, not just here but in all parts of dog rescue and rehoming. Wow! I never knew it could be so complex! Heck, I never thought of animal rescuing from states away!
While I loved the info shared, I felt the writing to be very dry and often found my mind drifting. Too many details that weren't so essential in a book format. It is a lot to swallow at once.
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
3.75
I picked up a paperback at a library sale, saw that it had high ratings and (with my non-fiction November goal in mind) figured I'd read it before adding it to my Little Free Library (original reason for the purchase). While I had the physical copy to flip through, I also grabbed it from my local library in audio and ebook (all formats have their advantages). I went primarily with audio, but there are some pictures in the text copies.
This was an inspiring and informative book, but also sad and a graphic in parts. 10 chapters, with an introduction and an epilogue. The presentation was a little odd ... all 1st person, but the tense would shift between present and past. The author would introduce a situation (past tense) and then suddenly shift to present tense, as he 'relives' and tells us/the reader. He refers to the book itself (back in chapter 5 during my trip, we'll rejoin that in chapter 9) ... it all rolled over me in audio, and following things was fine, all informational, the chronology isn't as important as for a story/fiction. Looking back over things in the text copies I noticed the tense change and scene shifts more pointedly. I like that there were chapter headings, but they didn't automatically trigger a memory of what was in those chapters (as sometimes can happen as I glance back over the Table of Contents of a book). Most non-fiction physical copies DO have a TOC, as does this (I think all physical books should have a TOC!)
Intro - about the author's experience adopting a dog, introduces this project and Greg
Chapter 1 - Dog's Best Friend; more on Greg, how he got started, his background
Chapter 2 - On the Road Again; 1st person/present tense, to pickup the dogs
Chapter 3 - All Aboard; Still present tense, introducing all the dogs/their history, the helpers
Chapter 4 - Saving Dogs; "so I went back to Louisiana a few weeks later to find out more about Keri Bullock Toth (although technically this is in the future/and the past, it's still present tense for most, except for a past tense portion about the author's own dog and addressing the "South" issue, also another day (back to present tense) with another helper, Sara Kelly, then CJ (past tense).
Chapter 5 - Lone Star State of Mind; "now that we've seen the world Keri and Sara operate in, let's rewind and rejoin Greg during my trip with him" ... that IS how the chapter starts. More on the trip, travel, dogs, etc.
Chapter 6 - Houston, You Have a Problem; another shift "It's been several weeks since my trip ... I've returned to Texas to learn more about Kathy, Tom ..." still told in present tense.
Chapter 7 - Hard Times; another shelter spotlight
Chapter 8 - Acadiana; another shelter spotlight
Chapter 9 - Long Day's Journey Into Night; Back to the travels on the road (picking up where chapter 5 left off).
Chapter 10 - Gotcha Day; as the header says
Epilogue - wrap up, followup on some of the dogs.
There were some footnotes in the next (at the bottom of the page in physical format, at the end of the chapter in ebook ... I think they just got skipped in audio?) Pictures don't translate to audio of course but while they were nice, I don't think they added anything essential.
Just a narration note ... the narrator pronounced "dearth" as "darth" ... I fell like that should have been caught and corrected.
This was an inspiring and informative book, but also sad and a graphic in parts. 10 chapters, with an introduction and an epilogue. The presentation was a little odd ... all 1st person, but the tense would shift between present and past. The author would introduce a situation (past tense) and then suddenly shift to present tense, as he 'relives' and tells us/the reader. He refers to the book itself (back in chapter 5 during my trip, we'll rejoin that in chapter 9) ... it all rolled over me in audio, and following things was fine, all informational, the chronology isn't as important as for a story/fiction. Looking back over things in the text copies I noticed the tense change and scene shifts more pointedly. I like that there were chapter headings, but they didn't automatically trigger a memory of what was in those chapters (as sometimes can happen as I glance back over the Table of Contents of a book). Most non-fiction physical copies DO have a TOC, as does this (I think all physical books should have a TOC!)
Intro - about the author's experience adopting a dog, introduces this project and Greg
Chapter 1 - Dog's Best Friend; more on Greg, how he got started, his background
Chapter 2 - On the Road Again; 1st person/present tense, to pickup the dogs
Chapter 3 - All Aboard; Still present tense, introducing all the dogs/their history, the helpers
Chapter 4 - Saving Dogs; "so I went back to Louisiana a few weeks later to find out more about Keri Bullock Toth (although technically this is in the future/and the past, it's still present tense for most, except for a past tense portion about the author's own dog and addressing the "South" issue, also another day (back to present tense) with another helper, Sara Kelly, then CJ (past tense).
Chapter 5 - Lone Star State of Mind; "now that we've seen the world Keri and Sara operate in, let's rewind and rejoin Greg during my trip with him" ... that IS how the chapter starts. More on the trip, travel, dogs, etc.
Chapter 6 - Houston, You Have a Problem; another shift "It's been several weeks since my trip ... I've returned to Texas to learn more about Kathy, Tom ..." still told in present tense.
Chapter 7 - Hard Times; another shelter spotlight
Chapter 8 - Acadiana; another shelter spotlight
Chapter 9 - Long Day's Journey Into Night; Back to the travels on the road (picking up where chapter 5 left off).
Chapter 10 - Gotcha Day; as the header says
Epilogue - wrap up, followup on some of the dogs.
There were some footnotes in the next (at the bottom of the page in physical format, at the end of the chapter in ebook ... I think they just got skipped in audio?) Pictures don't translate to audio of course but while they were nice, I don't think they added anything essential.
Just a narration note ... the narrator pronounced "dearth" as "darth" ... I fell like that should have been caught and corrected.
adrith's review against another edition
1.0
This is not a book for the sensitive or tender-hearted. There is a frank listing in the first part of the book of the ways shelter dogs whose time has run out have been euthanized, and I had to shut off the audiobook and finish my drive home in tears.
So, if you're of stout heart and would like to know more about the person who drives dogs from high-kill shelters in the southern U.S. to waiting rescue homes in the Northeast, this is the book for you. (And if anyone wants to read it and tell me on what page it's safe to start reading again, I will check out the paper copy and finish it, because I know there's a happy ending waiting for so, so many dogs.)
So, if you're of stout heart and would like to know more about the person who drives dogs from high-kill shelters in the southern U.S. to waiting rescue homes in the Northeast, this is the book for you. (And if anyone wants to read it and tell me on what page it's safe to start reading again, I will check out the paper copy and finish it, because I know there's a happy ending waiting for so, so many dogs.)
bink_64's review against another edition
4.0
Rescue Road is a must read for dog lovers. It opens your eyes to the plight of dogs in shelters and shows you how rescues work. It does have some very difficult statistics to read, crushing stories but it is the cold, hard truth of how animals are treated. It also shows how selfless and tireless the volunteers who work to save these animals truly are. I didn't agree with everything in the book but it opened my eyes and I learned a lot.